Ram Jethmalani And The Emergency

Mr. Ram Jethmalani was the Chairman of the Bar Council of India during the most tumultuous period (1970-1976) for judiciary and democracy in contemporary Indian history. Under his stewardship, Bar Council of India streamlined the rules for the general conduct of legal profession that came about through introduction of Bar Council of India Rules, 1975. When lawyers appearing for unpopular and infamous accused in criminal matters were decried, the Bar Council of India under the...

Madras HC Advocates Stage Protests Against Chief Justice Tahilramani's Transfer

The advocates of Madras High Court on Monday staged protests over the proposal to transfer Chief Justice V K Tahilramani.The Madras High Court Advocates Association has decided to do boycott Courts tomorrow as a mark of protest.Justice Tahilramani, the senior most among the Chief Justices of High Courts in the country, was proposed to be transferred to Meghalaya High Court by the Supreme...

'By Keeping Silent, I Could've Avoided The Subsequent Targeting, But That Would Not Have Been The Right Thing To Do': Priya Ramani

Senior Journalist Priya Ramani was cross-examined today before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal in a criminal defamation case filed against her by BJP leader MJ Akbar. The cross-examination was conducted by Senior Counsel Geeta Luthra. Before her cross-examination, Ms Ramani finished the last leg of her chief examination by highlighting the reason behind telling...

Jethmalani:The Beacon of Criminal Law

On 21.9.1994, my first day in the Supreme Court, I had an opportunity to meet Mr. Ram Jethmalani. As a wide-eyed young lawyer from a small town, it was a dream come true to have the Doyen of Criminal Law come and occupy the chair next to me, while I was sitting in Court No 8. I mustered the courage & hesitatingly asked him to write something for me on a scrap of paper that I hurriedly fished out from my pocket. I told him that my father would be very happy when I go home and tell him that I...

Higher Courts Should Not Pass Scathing Remarks Against Lower Court Judges: SC [Read Order]

"The judgment may be right or wrong, but the Higher Courts should not pass scathing remarks against the presiding officer of the lower courts only because they do not agree with the point of view of the Trial Court."

Degree Of Dignity And Accountability Of Ministers

If an unrecognized foreign private university confers honorary doctorate D.Litt or D.Sc., on a politician in power, can he become 'Doctor' so and so?Can he take oath of office as a Minister in Union Ministry saying "I, Doctor so and so……"?In such circumstances, can such minister be dismissed for fixing misrepresenting prefix "doctor' to his name? These questions of propriety and dignity arise from the multiple honoris causa degrees of the present Union Minister for Human...

A Person Of One Religion Has The Right To Practice Other Religion Inside His House: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday allowed a Hindu to observe Moharrum at his house and directed the Police to ensure that his observance of the religious event was not obstructed by anyone. "The persons of one religion participate in religious functions of other religions. In Maharashtra there is a practice that Muslim people participate in Ganesh festival,...

Transfer of Judges : A Study In Arbitrariness

What is so special about the Supreme Court collegium which places it beyond the reach of judicial principles regarding recording of reasons for decisions?

The Supreme Court Order In P. Chidambaram v. ED: Some Thoughts

A Two Justices' Bench of the Supreme Court has decided the appeal filed by P. Chidambaram against an order of the Delhi High Court dismissing his plea for Anticipatory Bail in an ongoing investigation being conducted into what is being labelled as the "INX Media Scam" [Crl. Appeal 1340 of 2019, decided on 05.09.2019. ("Chidambaram")]. The main difference between the two sets of proceedings was that while the High Court order considered bail pleas in two parallel investigations being conducted by...

One Year Of Section 377 Verdict : Why Everyone Should Celebrate The Judgment? [Video]

On the first anniversary of the historic judgment of the Supreme Court decriminalizing homosexuality, let us take a look at how the verdict is important for everyone. Narration : Ammu CharlesVideo Editing : Rajesh K...

Teachers' Day: SC Judgments On Noble Profession Of Teaching

"A teacher fulfils a great role in the life of the nation."

138NI Act-Proceedings Cannot Be Quashed On The Ground That Notice Not Served Within Statutory Period:SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has recently held that the proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act cannot be quashed on the ground that the demand notice not duly served within the statutory period.The Court has reiterated that the service of notice to the accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is a triable issue and cannot be proceeded as an indisputable...